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HANSARDUK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Regional EffectWe have secured an unprecedented free trade agreement with the European Union—the first free trade agreement that the EU has ever reached based on zero tariffs and zero quotas.…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSupport for Businesses: Covid-19My right hon. Friend knows that the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is engaged with that issue and has worked with the industry to put in place…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEnvironmentally Sustainable Economic GrowthThe Government are clear that we will drive growth by investing in infrastructure, innovation and skills. In doing so, we will build back better and greener as we recover from the…26 Jan 2021HANSARDEnvironmentally Sustainable Economic GrowthMy hon. Friend is absolutely right—our 10-point plan can create hundreds of thousands of jobs up and down the country. He is also right that we can lead the world in this journey.…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSupport for Businesses: Covid-19My hon. Friend is rightly a champion for her local tourism and hospitality businesses, and she is not alone; across the country, hundreds of thousands of these businesses employ 2…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSupport for Businesses: Covid-19The Government recognise the significant impact of coronavirus on businesses across every region and nation of the United Kingdom, and that is why we have put in place an…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSupport for Businesses: Covid-19My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and we owe mums everywhere an enormous debt of thanks for doing the enormously difficult job of juggling childcare and work at this tricky…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateI am sorry to hear about some of the examples that the right hon. Gentleman raised. I know that goods in aggregate continue to move smoothly between Great Britain and Northern…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Welsh Government have received over £5 billion of up-front funding guarantees to support their local economy. I hope they will use it to do exactly that, but also, Welsh…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateIt is just not right to say that people have not been able to receive any support. Obviously, I cannot comment on the individual circumstances of every single person, but we have…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateMy hon. Friend is right: our innovative companies are a great strength of the UK economy compared with others and they will help drive our recovery. That is why we put in place…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateThe testing capacity that we have in this country has considerably increased from where it was. The House will remember that at the start of this crisis it was 10,000, and now we…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateMy right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury has met several groups and heard representations on different proposals. I am not aware of another country that has…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateI am more than happy to receive a letter from the right hon. Lady about the particular situation that she describes, but I hope she will understand—she will know this, having been…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point: not only are we leading in the world in reaching our net zero targets but we are a global financial centre, and we have combined the two…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance of the travel sector to our economy. I was pleased to work with him to help to put in place a test and release…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateI thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with my right hon. Friend’s local businesses. He mentioned exactly the right point: quality of life. This is not just about our economy and…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateThe grants we have put in place are one-off but can help businesses through to the spring. Additionally, they will, of course, continue to receive the monthly grants of up to…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateI can give my hon. Friend that assurance. Hospitality is such an important sector for our local communities and indeed our national economy. I cannot comment on future Budgets,…11 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateI am sorry to hear the various examples that the hon. Lady gave. I hope that the Trader Support Service can be of some assistance to her small and medium-sized businesses. We have…11 Jan 2021